MARC ALMOND – What A Moonlit Night

Like a silvery wave… It’s almost impossible to avoid news of the grim situation that’s befallen Ukraine in recent times. We’re witness to an unfolding tragedy that can make people feel impotent in the face of unimaginable turmoil and hardship. … Read more

Wavegirl Best Albums Of 2021

A selection of standout long-players…. 2021 proved to be a strange year, particularly as optimism for a post-COVID-19 world may have got a little bit carried away. Despite this, the return of live events (many having been rescheduled from the … Read more

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PARAGON CAUSE – Autopilot

Pop rock moods…. Ottawa-based outfit Paragon Cause have previously demonstrated an uncanny knack for combining twilight electronics and guitar riffs to craft evocative, bittersweet musical moments. Consisting of Michelle Opthof and Jay Bonaparte, Paragon Cause’s 2020 album What We Started … Read more

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WAVEGIRL SONGS OF 2021

Pandemic Pop Despite the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, 2021 managed to be a good year for music. As well as the return of live events, it also saw a wealth of new music releases covering every genre. Despite the problems and … Read more

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PRINCESS CENTURY – s u r r e n d e r

Desperate love Challenged to describe the creative process behind the latest Princess Century release, Maya Postepski summed it up in an interview with our sister site The Electricity Club: “I love pop music and it’s really hard to write good … Read more

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HEAVENSTAMP – From the Basement

Feeling the light New record label Setsuzoku Records sprang from music promoters Orion Live in an effort to expand on their plans to deliver Japanese music directly to UK audiences. Starting up in 2020, the label has since gathered an … Read more

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Introducing okNoah

Engaging alt-pop There’s a charm and a lightness to the music that okNoah is responsible for, a wistful bedroom pop that still manages to tackle the struggles in everyday life. Fuelled chiefly by guitar and the musician’s impressive vocal talents, … Read more

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MIKUROMIKA – MIKUROPOP

You can just be yourself Those people with a keen interest in J-pop in the UK will of course be aware of Orion Live’s passion in bringing underground acts to the country in previous years. Their efforts have in turn … Read more

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NAZ & ELLA – (DE​)​HUMANISE

Humanise me… Previously, London duo Naz & Ella caught our attention with the engaging ‘No (Doesn’t Mean Convince Me)’ (see Wavegirl review previously). It demonstrated a particular talent for mood and melody, while also managing to provide a stark commentary … Read more

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A.N.J.A. – Monoxide

Take a ride with me… There’s a definite pleasure in coming across new music that offers up a grittier approach that’s both familiar and also surprising. Take the ‘Surf Horror’ appeal of ‘Monoxide’, which apparently took inspiration from night-stalking serial … Read more

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WOLF ALICE – Blue Weekend

Bend your own rules It’s been a long wait for Wolf Alice to put out a follow-up to their 2017 album Visions Of A Life (see Wavegirl review previously). That album demonstrated that the rock outfit weren’t merely a one … Read more

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MOODBAY – My Thing

I come alive… Electropop duo Moodbay have done an impressive turn previously, care of solid tunes such as the synth sweeps of ‘Video Games’ and the hypnotic ‘Like Nobody Else’. Consisting of Alfie Cattell and Anna Stephens, the duo cite … Read more

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WEB RUMORS – New Wave Heartache

adrift in an endless sea… Although it might sound a strange combination, the new release from Web Rumors brings to mind OMD meets Austra. There’s a warmth at work in the electronic foundations of ‘New Wave Heartache’ which is augmented … Read more

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COZY SLIPPERS – When Will When Come?

Breezy indie pop perfection Seattle-Based indie pop outfit Cozy Slippers previously appeared on our radar back in 2019 when they appeared for a brief number of UK dates, including a slot in London (alongside the likes of Gold Baby and … Read more

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GOLD BABY – Rabbits

That’s not the whole story… After a lengthy period of releasing various singles, London indie-pop outfit Gold Baby have now turned their attention to the release of their debut EP Rabbits. Having gone through some line-up changes in recent years, … Read more

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SCARLET – Wrong Way

Holding on forever… Emerging from the Northwest of England, Scarlet are a four piece alt-rock outfit that have managed to win critical acclaim in recent years on the back of their guitar-fuelled widescreen tunes. Led by Jessie Robinson, the band … Read more

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MOGWAI – As the Love Continues

Promises of a memory… Since their 1997 debut album Mogwai Young Team, Scottish post-rock outfit Mogwai have established themselves as fine purveyors of often spacey and epic compositions. Consisting of Stuart Braithwaite (guitar, vocals), Barry Burns (guitar, piano, synthesizer, vocals), … Read more

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PARAGON CAUSE – Making Up For Lost Time

Guitar Crush Go… Last year Paragon Cause delivered the raw, alluring quality of What We Started (see Wavegirl review), an album given a bigger profile with a special European release via the AnalogueTrash label. The mesmerising combination of twilight electronics … Read more

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Introducing HOPDOT

Haunting songs of devotion and love Despite the turbulent period that we’re all currently living through, on occasion some captivating music emerges that offers hope and optimism. It’s certainly something that alt-pop outfit HOPdot serve up in style with a … Read more

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Wavegirl Best Albums Of 2020

Battling through a tough year… 2020 has proved to be a grim year for many reasons, but chiefly because of the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. Yet, despite the gruelling impact of Covid both personally and professionally on so many … Read more

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IT’S IMMATERIAL – House For Sale

Everything is easy Although they were feted for their jaunty 1986 hit ‘Driving Away From Home’, by that point in their musical trajectory, It’s Immaterial were already a band evolving and embracing different ideas. Previously, the Liverpool outfit had made … Read more

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TWIST HELIX – Machinery

Let’s throw away inhibition and engage… Having made a big impact with their 2018 album Ouseburn (see our sister site The Electricity Club’s review previously), Newcastle outfit Twist Helix return with their new studio album Machinery. Consisting of Bea Garcia … Read more

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POLLY SCATTERGOOD – The Attic Sessions

Let the light fade in… Measured against her previous outings, Polly Scattergood’s captivating last album, In This Moment (see Wavegirl review previously) opted for a more intimate collection of songs. As an album, it was inspired by “travel, soundtracks, Scandinavian … Read more

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LIOTIA – Be Here (Always)

We’ll be here to stay… The last few years appear to have been a surprisingly productive period for grassroots electronic acts, particularly those willing to dabble in the margins of what’s normally considered traditional electronic pop. It’s led to a … Read more

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GOLD BABY – Versailles

An empire of memories… The Covid crisis has had a devastating effect on the music scene this year, particularly impacting live music. Yet despite this grim turn of events, many bands have somehow managed to reignite a spark of creativity … Read more

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VIOLENT VICKIE – Division

Dark distortion adventures The arrival of new album Division heralds a significant landmark for Violent Vickie. A darkwave journey into a selection of compositions that offer up moments of raw sleazy electropop one moment, then curiously ethereal beauty the next. … Read more

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ANNIE – Dark Hearts

As the sun begins to fade… Dark Hearts, the latest studio album from Annie, is billed as “the soundtrack to a film that doesn’t exist.” It’s an apt description for a collection of songs that have a cinematic vision to … Read more

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PARAGON CAUSE – What We Started

Skip Ahead to the Future Ottawa-based alternative outfit Paragon Cause (aka Michelle Opthof and Jay Bonaparte) serve up an intriguing combination of synths and guitars that captures a history that the band describe as “one of mystery, sadness, hope and … Read more

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AVEC SANS – Altitude

Euphoric pop perfection… It seems an age since we’ve heard from electropop outfit Avec Sans. Their 2016 album Heartbreak Hi put the London-based band on the map, delivering energetic, infectious pop tunes. Meanwhile, their live shows demonstrated an ability to … Read more

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BEARCRAFT – Fabrefactions

Quirky electropop explorations… One of 2020’s sleeper albums was Fabrefactions, an oddly alluring collection of songs by Bearcraft, a Bristol-based musical collective led by Dicky Moore. Across ten compositions, Fabrefactions crafts a musical journey inspired by moving upriver along the … Read more

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SHE’S GOT CLAWS – Doppelgänger

Crunchy electropop excellence… Originally founded back in 2011, Micci, the brains behind She’s Got Claws, had previously chalked up time in Adrenalin Junkies (which later became electro punk outfit Paparazzi Whore). Keen to plough her own path, she took titular … Read more

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OOBERFUSE & HIBARI – Enola Gay

This kiss you give, it’s never going to fade away… Although the history of the 20th Century is littered with significant events, there’s probably few that can match the scale and impact of the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945. It … Read more

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POLLY SCATTERGOOD – In This Moment

If red is the colour of resistance… Having carved out a suitably impressive musical path marked out by quirky yet accessible electropop, Polly Scattergood has returned on the back of new album In This Moment. It follows an intriguing journey … Read more

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OOBERFUSE – Father

The wisdom of your words… Suitably released on Father’s Day, South London duo Ooberfuse return with a warm, heartfelt paean to fatherhood designed to resonate with a broad audience. As Ooberfuse, Hal St John and Cherrie Anderson craft emotional pop … Read more

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WIRE & WASTELAND – Return To The Light

Drowning Sound Exploration As Pinklogik, Bristol-based electronic musician Jules Straw unveiled a surprising gem in the form of Glint back in 2018 (see our sister site, The Electricity Club’s review previously). Bouncing between electronica and dreampop, the album offered up … Read more

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AUSTRA – HiRUDiN

Quirky pop moments… When we last left Austra, the album Future Politics was gracing our musical choices back in 2017. As an album, that effort was evolving away from the baroque pop elements that had been part of Austra’s DNA … Read more

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ELISABETH ELEKTRA – Mercurial

Tales from a liminal heart… You would be forgiven for thinking that the genre of pop appears to have fallen out of favour in recent times. In an admittedly grim climate, music can seem to be more bleak – a … Read more

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Wavegirl Best Albums Of 2019

A good year for music… For whatever reason, 2019 seemed to be buzzing with good music from talents old and new. In this summing up of our favourite albums of the year, Wavegirl looks at some regulars, including Tacocat and … Read more

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MAGNE FURUHOLMEN – White Xmas Lies

Xmas time is here With Christmas swiftly looming, it seems appropriate to cast an eye over an album that draws heavily from that theme. In this instance, it’s White Xmas Lies, the latest solo offering from Magne Furuholmen. Better known … Read more

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TR/ST – The Destroyer Part Two

Dark disconnection After a five year absence, 2019 brought forth not just one new TR/ST album, but two, both of which cohesively form The Destroyer. Coincidently perhaps, Robert Alfons previously divided his time up writing and recording material for this … Read more

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ELECTRIC YOUTH – Memory Emotion

Ethereal memories… One of 2014’s particular joys was the warm synth tunes gathered on Innerworld, the debut album from Canadian electronic duo Electric Youth (see our sister site The Electricity Club’s review previously). Consisting of Austin Garrick and Bronwyn Griffin, … Read more

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GOLD BABY – Philadelphia

Lost journeys Summer saw some good tunes popping up on the independent scene, although a special mention has to be made to Gold Baby for the evocative ‘500/1’ (see Wavegirl review previously). Siân Alex’s grunge-pop outfit have been keeping the … Read more

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CULT WITH NO NAME – Mediaburn

Lounge pop perfection Billing themselves as “post-punk electronic balladeers”, Cult With No Name (aka Erik Stein and Jon Boux) have carved out an intriguing career since originally forming back in 2004. Following positive reviews for their 2007 debut album Paper … Read more

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ZOMBIE-CHANG – Petit Petit Petit

Perky pop gems The curiously-named Zombie-Chang offers up some mesmerising compositions on Petit Petit Petit. Weaving in synth-pop elements with bass and percussion, the end result is a collection of crisp tunes that could be viewed as a palate cleanser … Read more

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TACOCAT – This Mess Is A Place

Wavy-existential wonders 2016 was a year that was made infinitely more enjoyable care of surf punk foursome Tacocat. Their Lost Time album (see our review previously) weaved in pop culture, feminism, social commentary and good tunes to produce one of … Read more

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SHONEN KNIFE – Sweet Candy Power

Wave rock wonder It’s perhaps tough to grasp how long Shonen Knife have been in business as a music combo. Originally formed in 1981 by sisters Naoko and Atsuko Yamano alongside Michie Nakatani, Shonen Knife have since cultivated their own quirky pop rock style … Read more

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ELYXR – Eternal Life Eternal Youth

Eternal electronic goodness… Back in 2017, electronic musician and producer Kasson Crooker (Symbion Project, Freezepop) embarked on a new music project envisioned as a collaborative effort. ELYXR featured different singers involved for each subsequent release, bringing an intriguing and fresh … Read more

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GOLD BABY – 500/1

This is just a bad dream… When a band takes its name from one of Sylvia Plath’s most famous poems, it can only be a good thing. Such is the case with Siân Alex’s indie-pop combo Gold Baby, who return … Read more

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OOBERFUSE – Call My Name

Bittersweet breezy pop Following a busy period of live performances, the east-meets-west electronic duo of Ooberfuse have returned with the release of a new single titled ‘Call My Name’. Hal St John and Cherrie Anderson first popped up on our … Read more

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SPRAY – Failure Is Inevitable

Where the wonder goes… This year has been a busy year for electronic music with a deluge of new releases on an almost weekly basis. While the quality of many of those releases has been high, occasionally something comes along … Read more

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MARINA – Love + Fear

When love is lost it’s only fear in disguise Having detached herself from her earlier title as Marina And The Diamonds (settling instead for a straightforward ‘Marina’) Welsh musician and songwriter Marina Diamandis has returned after a lengthy break with … Read more

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TR/ST – The Destroyer Part One

Life and all its lows “The giant agaves outside my home only bloom every 20 or 30 years years” muses Robert Alfons, “Being around that was a powerful lesson in slowness. And in tenacity.” The latest album from TR/ST certainly … Read more

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A VOID – Awkward And Devastated

Such things can’t last forever From the opening moments of this album with the tumbling percussive tones of ‘Bodies Are Dumb’, it’s clear that 3-piece outfit A Void are keen to present a raw guitar-driven sound topped out with plenty … Read more

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SYMBION PROJECT – Backscatter

Haunting electronica The gossamer compositions that made up 2017 album Gishiki (see our sister site The Electricity Club’s review) presented a contemplative piece of work that drew Japanese influences cast against ambient electronica. That album was part of an ongoing … Read more

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PIROSHKA – Brickbat

Do we accept our fate? The revival of Lush back in 2015 Was a welcome breath of fresh air – and also a reminder that the 1990s had actually produced some amazing bands, rather than the worst excesses of Britpop … Read more

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FRAGRANCE. – Now That I’m Real

Gravity & Grace Back in 2017, our sister site The Electricity Club explored the dusty synth worlds of Paris-based musician Matthieu Roche. Through the Dust & Disorders EP, they unveiled a dark and brooding electronic soundscape, that nonetheless had a … Read more

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LADYTRON – Ladytron

This is our sound… The news of a new Ladytron album on the horizon back in 2018 led to the perking up of ears across the electronic music community. There had been times when it seemed as if the band … Read more

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POPPY – Am I a Girl?

Maybe we can save the world One of the most compelling stories in the pop culture world in recent years has to be the emergence of the enigmatic Poppy. Having built up an odd, often disconcerting series of brief YouTube … Read more

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GOLD BABY – Maggots

Breezy pop goodness Describing themselves as ‘slacker pop’, 4-piece outfit Gold Baby previously caught our attention with debut ‘What Party?’ Back in October. Consisting of Siân Alex (vocals, guitar), Sam Asbury (guitar, backing vocals), Andrew Myors (bass) and Ian Lee … Read more

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TWIST HELIX – Ouseburn

“This city’s not sleeping/it’s dreaming.” If there’s a line that sums up the new Twist Helix album, it’s the above one on opening track ‘Newcastle’. Although much of the alt-electro outfit’s material deals with the decline of communities and the … Read more

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GOLD BABY – What Party?

Guitar party pop There seems to have been a sea change in the quality of independent guitar outfits in recent years. The post-90s stodge that seemed to be everywhere at one point, surprisingly appears to have largely faded. In its … Read more

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PRINCESS CHELSEA – The Loneliest Girl

Chamber pop perfection It seems like a gulf of time since Princess Chelsea’s last studio album outing The Great Cybernetic Depression graced us with its presence. We summed up the 2015 album in our review at the time as “…a … Read more

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FLIRTING – Peppermint

Anxiety pop moments Describing themselves as “an anxiety-pop band”, the 5-piece outfit of Flirting appear to draw cues from the brighter points of indie pop’s long and storied legacy. The fuzzy guitarscapes of 2016’s ‘Wouldn’t You’ suggested hints of My … Read more

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THE GO! TEAM – Semicircle

The Go! Team invite you to join the school band… As the old expression goes, if it ain’t broke, then don’t fix it. The Go! Team’s fifth album arrives and essentially delivers precisely what you’d expect from Ian Parton’s music … Read more

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FIFI RONG – Awake

The sultry charms of Fifi Rong awaken once again… Having surprised listeners with the dynamic electropop of ‘The Same Road’ in 2017 (see our sister site The Electricity Club’s review), Fifi Rong launches her latest EP Awake with a strong … Read more

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Wavegirl Albums Of 2017

2017 offered up a broad variety of music that saw some artists offering up a few surprises. Here’s the ten albums that Wavegirl felt represented the best of the year…. ALBUM OF THE YEAR HANNAH PEEL – Mary Casio: Journey … Read more

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WOLF ALICE – Visions Of A Life

Alt-Rock favourites deliver a solid second album… Wolf Alice’s 2015 debut My Love Is Cool made a sizeable impact on a genre that had previously been either the purview of commercial conveyor belt mush or the traditional landfill-indie of old. … Read more

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ELECTRIC YOUTH – andata

Remix reverie via synth-pop duo Canadian duo Electric Youth managed to put themselves on the map previously through their contribution to the 2011 cult film Drive as well as their critically-acclaimed 2014 album Innerworld (see our sister site The Electricity … Read more

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PIXX – The Age Of Anxiety

Electronic pop gets introspective on the debut album from Pixx… Taking her name from a nickname associated with her grandmother, Hannah Rodgers embarked on her musical career as Pixx in 2015. A former Brit School student (where the likes of … Read more

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BRUJA Evil Creepy

Raw rock trio deliver an EP of energetic tunes… The Barnsley indie rock trio of Bruja first appeared on our radar in 2016 with the tight rhythms of ‘Sculie’, a song that managed to stand out from the pack via … Read more

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SLOWDIVE Slowdive

Shoegazing’s finest return with their first post-reformation album… Framed through the critical analysis and commentary of the 21st Century, the transformation of the UK’s indie music scene of the 1990s has largely been focused on Britpop, particularly the Oasis/Blur story. … Read more

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FIFI RONG The Same Road

The hypnotic Fifi Rong returns with a distinctly electronic approach for her new release… The soulful, beguiling style of Fifi Rong has been winning over both the press and the public for many years via releases such as a Next … Read more

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LOWLY Heba

Lowly bring their own brand of polished pop moments on debut album Heba… The Nordic regions seem to have a particular knack for combining pop music with moodiness and reflection. Denmark’s Lowly are a case in point. Originally appearing in … Read more

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FUTURE POLITICS Austra

AUSTRA return with a topical third outing… Offering a statement on the themes and approach of Austra’s latest album Future Politics, Katie Stelmanis suggests “a commitment to replace the approaching dystopia. Not just hope in the future, but the idea … Read more

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Wavegirl SONGS OF 2016

2016 served up a broad selection of good tunes which tickled our fancy… 2016 was a grim year that saw the loss of so many bright talents from the world of music, including David Bowie, Leonard Cohen, Prince, Pete Burns, … Read more

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Wavegirl ALBUMS OF 2016

This year provided an eclectic mix of talents that saw both some of our regular favourites as well as some newly discovered outfits in the running for favourite albums of the year… The Dear One – Baltic Fleet Having been … Read more

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PRINCESS CHELSEA – Aftertouch

New Zealand’s electronic royalty returns with an eclectic series of covers… It’s been pleasantly surprising to see the talents of New Zealand musician and producer Princess Chelsea develop since her captivating 2011 debut album Lil’ Golden Book. Her 2015 follow-up … Read more

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AIVIS The Wilderness

New synth duo AIVIS offer warmth and emotion in their debut release… It’s always refreshing to discover new electronic bands that offer intriguing, original sounds and can be influenced by a variety of bands without having to mimic any of … Read more

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JÓHANN JÓHANNSSON Orphée

Arrival composer crafts a melancholic masterpiece… Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson has a particular talent for pulling together disparate music elements to craft sounds that can often lean towards the experimental – or towards warm familiarity. There’s some striking touches on … Read more

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BALTIC FLEET The Dear One

Baltic Fleet’s third album sails along with a bolder wind at its back… The inspiration for Baltic Fleet’s latest album is a suitably unusual one. Multi-instrumentalist and Baltic Fleet founder Paul Fleming had been intrigued by a local church – … Read more

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FIFI RONG Future Never Comes

The hypnotic voice of Fifi Rong is back with a scintillating new release…. It’s been a busy year for soulful songstress Fifi Rong. Following on from her successful Forbidden Desire EP, Fifi has since collaborated with Mercury Prize-winning musician Skepta … Read more

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MARSHEAUX Ath.Lon

Greek electronic outfit Marsheaux return with a new globe-spanning album… The electronic music scene has become a particularly cluttered place in recent years. With more synthpop outfits than you can shake a stick at, it’s become tough sorting the wheat … Read more

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TACOCAT Lost Time

It’s surf-pop a-go-go with Tacocat’s latest long player… You can’t really go wrong when you’ve got a talent for tunes and a thoroughly eclectic approach to lyrical content. For Seattle foursome Tacocat, this has resulted in a catalogue of songs … Read more

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VILE ELECTRODES In The Shadows Of Monuments

Hastings finest return with a second album of electronic goodness… The contemporary world of electronic music can be a difficult place to navigate at times. While many artists attempt to craft tunes befitting a genre that’s always been best moving … Read more

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MINOR VICTORIES Minor Victories

Supergroup MINOR VICTORIES arrive with tunes both minor and major… The debut release of their eponymous album has finally given everyone an opportunity to assess the output of so-called supergroup Minor Victories. Comprised of members from Slowdive, Mogawi and Editors, … Read more

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PRINCESS CHELSEA – Is It All OK?

Electropop royalty returns with a video of a synthetic future… With the release of The Great Cybernetic Depression last year, Princess Chelsea managed to raise the bar for her own brand of electronic music that had caught everyone’s attention back … Read more

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PHYSICAL L.U.V Evvol

Dark synthpop goodness from EVVOL… In recent years it’s been refreshing to see electronic music expanding its frontiers (in much the way its pioneers intended) rather than being subsumed by a suspect nostalgia for times past. In particular, the baroque … Read more

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FIFI RONG Forbidden Desire

FIFI RONG returns with her own particular brand of beguiling tunes on her new EP release… If there’s one artist that appears to have a strong work ethic in the current music scene, it’s Fifi Rong. It appears the talented … Read more

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LUSH Blind Spot

A reformed LUSH deliver an energetic selection of material on this new EP release… There’s probably fertile ground to debate the quality of many of the recent resurgence in reformed acts (In fact there’s equally just as much ground to … Read more

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PRINCESS CENTURY Rendezvous

Princess Century offers up a bonus selection of electronic delights… With the release of 2015’s Progress, Princess Century (aka Maya Postepksi) had successfully stepped up from her debut album Lossless as well as demonstrated that the Toronto musician’s work with … Read more

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Song To The Siren

The creation of a haunting alternative classic… Long afloat on shipless oceans I did all my best to smile ‘Til your singing eyes and fingers Drew me loving to your isle Although now an established part of the UK’s rich … Read more

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Wavegirl Songs Of 2015

2015 served up a broad range of excellent tunes from a broad range of artists. Here, in no particular order, are the songs that struck us as the standout moments of 2015… Flesh without Blood – Grimes Art Angels invited … Read more

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Wavegirl Albums Of 2015

Demolishing the old myth that “modern music is rubbish” 2015 has offered some quality albums. Here’s Wavegirl’s take on the best the year had to offer… ALBUM OF THE YEAR 1. The Great Cybernetic Depression – Princess Chelsea With the … Read more

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LUSH Chorus

The musical delights of alternative indie outfit LUSH gets a timely reassessment… The mid to late eighties was a busy period for the UK indie scene. Although The Smiths tower over this era of history, there was also a rich … Read more

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VILE ELECTRODES Stark White

One of the UK’s finest electronic acts return with some synth goodness… VILE ELECTRODES have crafted a particularly intriguing career path. The duo, consisting of Martin Swan and Anais Neon, have carefully eked out a series of EP releases over … Read more

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FIFI RONG Violently Silently

FIFI RONG brings her own brand of lush tunes care of new release Violently Silently… One of the more surprising music acts to emerge in recent years comes in the form of FIFI RONG, whose sultry vocals have invited listeners … Read more

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LOLA DUTRONIC Lost In Translation

Electronic duo LOLA DUTRONIC return with a collection of tunes that exude style and charm… Lola Dutronic was a project originally conceived by Richard Citroen to combine his love of 60s French pop with modern electronic music. The result has … Read more

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PRINCESS CENTURY – Progress

Cosmic disco delights… When she’s not banging the drums for Canadian electronic outfit Austra, Maya Postepski adopts the mantle of Princess Century to purse her own curious electronic experiments. 2013’s Lossless release had seen Postepksi playing around with a lo-fi … Read more

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UMMAGMA Frequency

Dreampop duo UMMAGMA release an EP of ethereal delights… In a world of landfill indie and ‘retro electro’, it’s always a pleasant diversion to stumble across an aural oasis that occupies its own distinct territory, which is certainly the landscape … Read more

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GRIMES Art Angels

GRIMES returns with the follow-up to her 2012 album Visions and provides challenges and rewards for the keen listener… The success of her previous album Visions clearly caused something of a dilemma for Claire Boucher (aka Grimes). The album had, … Read more

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A-HA Cast In Steel

The Norwegian synth outfit return from their brief retirement with a new album and a new sense of perspective… It was difficult to get too emotional once the last strains of ‘Take On Me’ had echoed around the Brighton Centre, … Read more

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FIFI RONG – Next Pursuit

Fifi Rong returns with her unique stylish sounds… Fifi Rong has been keeping a high profile of late with the 2013 release of her debut single ‘Over You’ and debut album Wrong, a guest appearance on Tricky’s album False Idols, … Read more

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MARINA AND THE DIAMONDS Froot

Following on from the high profile pop of 2012’s Electra Heart album, Marina And The Diamonds have returned with new outing Froot. Electra Heart had been marked out by its concept album approach in which Marina Diamandis played around with … Read more

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TRUST – Joyland

Trust explore new avenues… If there was one outfit that’s taken us by surprise in recent times, it’s TRUST – the Toronto-based electronic music combo who delivered up the sleazy synth delights of 2012’s debut album TRST. At times, Trust … Read more

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Introducing LORNA DUNE

The sleeper must awaken… When asked about Dune, many people are more likely to remember Sting in his winged underpants (from the 1984 David Lynch adaptation) than other more relevant plot elements. Originally a classic novel, Dune featured the nomadic … Read more

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PRINCESS CENTURY Lossless

Experiments in electronics… You’d think that between Trust and Austra, the talented Maya Postepski would have all her free time accounted for. So it was somewhat surprising to learn that she’s also embarked on a solo project titled Princess Century. … Read more

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GIRL ONE & THE GREASE GUNS Hitting The Brick Wall

Enigmatic electropop Having already engaged our curiosity with their previous release ‘Jessica 6’, Girl One & The Grease Guns have returned with a new single release entitled ‘(Here Come) The Catastrophe Machines’. Making good on their manifesto for “causing confusion … Read more

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AUSTRA Olympia

Baroque pop Commenting on Canada’s largest city, the writer Margaret Atwood once made the joke “First prize a week in Toronto, second prize two weeks in Toronto”. Times change and a now thoroughly cosmopolitan Toronto is the city that’s produced … Read more

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PRINCESS CHELSEA – Lil’ Golden Book

New Zealand’s Princess Chelsea delivers a magical and captivating brand of electropop… Auckland-based musician and producer Chelsea Nikkel is a classically trained pianist whose pop roots stretch back to the likes of indie outfits Teen Wolf and The Brunettes. Her … Read more

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GRIMES Visions

Without change something sleeps inside us, and seldom awakens… It’s been a very interesting period for the electronic music enthusiast with electropop gaining a very prominent profile via some of the new artists emerging. The term ‘Renaissance Period’ has been … Read more

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